Cody Rhodes did not have the fairytale ending at WrestleMania 39.
Returning from injury at the Royal Rumble, The American Nightmare would go on to win the match and punch his ticket to The Show of Shows at SoFi Stadium. Adamant on finishing the story, Rhodes quickly announced that his champion of choice would be Roman Reigns.
WrestleMania Sunday came and many fans felt like a change was going to happen. With Reigns previously defeating Drew McIntyre and Sami Zayn in their home countries, many felt that this was Rhodes’ night. Sadly, this would not be the case as the standard Bloodline interference would hand Rhodes the loss and send a lot of fans home unhappy. To make matters worse, it was revealed that a small group of people stayed behind after the final bell.
Former WWE Superstar Top Dolla was asked for his favourite Rhodes story on social media. The Hit Row member revealed that he, B-Fab and Ashante “Thee” Adonis were the only ones left at the viewing platform when The American Nightmare made his way backstage, a gesture that Rhodes would never forget:
At the end of #WrestleMania the only people left in the viewing area outside gorilla to see Cody come back after his match was #HitRow and he just expressed how much he appreciated that and after that day he always went out his way to talk to & help all of us…
Cody Rhodes Calls Upon An Old Friend
With WrestleMania 40 looking to be Rhodes’ next opportunity to finish the story, the 2023 Royal Rumble winner is set to step inside WarGames for the first time ever. As Dusty Rhodes was the creator of the match, this will mean so much more to the former Tag Team Champion. requiring one more member for his team, Rhodes made the announcement on the go-home Raw that Randy Orton would be returning to WWE at Survivor Series.